You got em Martin wrote: > > I want your shares, okay? > > "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com>> wrote: me neither, but > I feel not shame. Yuk!!! > > Martin wrote: > > > > A man who has never partaken of the chitlin... > > > > (bows head in sorrow) > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> wrote: > > When I was a kid, i was notorious for not eating any food that looked > > unappealing to me, and definitely nothing that even faintly had an > > unpleasant smell. So I never touched pigs' feet (they looked gross and > > slimy). And having watched Mom clean chitlins, and been subjected to > > that horrid smell, I *never* tried them either. As for oxtails, turkey > > neck, hogshead cheese, blackeyed peas with gobs of fatback in them--I > > refused to touch any of that food either. Nor would i touch cobblers, > > the fruit and syrup in the cobbler making me shy away. So when the > > rest of my family was eating all that down home food, I'd eat roast > > (with gravy, of course), fried chicken, green beans, carrots, etc. > > Dessert for me was usually pound cake, egg custard pie, or buttermilk > > chess pie. > > > > And the time I came home and saw a slaughtered hog's head on the > > kitchen table? Let's just say I had no part of the meal Mom cooked > > from that! Especially because the meat had a rank smell as it was > > cooking. Mom said it was because the pig was in rut when killed, which > > can make the meat taste different. Yuck! > > > > To this day I've never eaten pigs' feet, oxtails, or chitlins. I do > > know love greens, black-eyed peas, and certain cobblers (peach and > > milk cobbler). > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > > > > > > > > > > I Purchased a brined Bird because I heard they were moist. Chris > put it > > > in the oven after cutting slits all over it and stuffing the slits > with > > > fresh rosemary and garlic, He also made the stuffing without an > > > recipe. He said, "I know what I like". However, he did let me give him > > > some hints sometimes when he got into trouble. I had my laptop > open and > > > was pretending to be posting to you guys but I was really checking out > > > recipe databases. There was only a few of us, most of our family is in > > > Philly and Italy. We did not make alot of stuff, so we had Green Bean > > > Casserole, Corn Bread, Cranberry Relish, Candied Yams, Spinach Salad > > and > > > Chris' Stuffing and Turkey. We also had Play-doh smiley face waffles > > > and green spaghetti with tea courtesy of my daughter. Except for > having > > > dinner at midnight (just kidding - but it was late), everything turned > > > out pretty well for out first holiday dinner ever. > > > > > > My people in Philly are from Richmond, New Orleans, and Maryland, so > > its > > > a Southern Thing with way too much food: Greens, String Beans, Mac > > > n'Cheese, Candied Yams, Salmon, Roast Beef, Corn Bread, Ham, all kinds > > > of pies, the list goes on. Sometimes that that included Pig's Feet or > > > Chtlins ( I try not to think about it) I have an adopted brother from > > > the islands who is vegetarian, so depending on who is coming from his > > > part of the family it may include Tofu , goat, oxtails and in my > > > opinion, hopefully something Jerked > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > So Chris can cook, huh? Did he cook it in the oven, or did he deep > > fry > > > > it? Heck, last year I eschewed cooking any bird, and I got a > > bucket of > > > > chicken from KFC. it was great! > > > > what else did y'all cook? You're originally from Philly: are there > > any > > > > local dishes there that people cook for the holidays? Similar to the > > > > Black/Southern people down this way who may still pull out the pig's > > > > feet, turkey necks, or oxtails? > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > > From: "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Belated Gobble Gobble Everybody!!! First the first time ever, > > instead > > > > > of going out to somebody else's house, we cooked thanksgiving > > > > Dinner, so > > > > > the pressure was on and I fell behind one wishing you a happy day. > > > > > Except for a few mishaps it was a success. Chris decided he was > > going > > > > > to make the turkey and he refused to look at any recipes. I was a > > > > > little terrified but it turned out delicious,but it took > forever to > > > > > cook. Sounds like we were not the only ones with a late bird. > > Anyhow, > > > > > he says he is doing the bird from now on and promises to start > > in the > > > > > morning. > > > > > > > > > > Martin wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > That we do. > > > > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> > > wrote: > > > > > > i hear you, we'll need to hook up! > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > > > > > From: Martin > > > > > > > > > Happy Thanksgiving to you as well, and I thank you for the > > > > compliment. > > > > > > > > > > > > Myself, before and after the hamfest (bird decided to take > awhile > > > > > > longer to cook, making himself ineligible for dinnertime), > > there has > > > > > > been football and more football. > > > > > > > > > > > > Pork chops and gravy...hey, I do live in the same county... ;D > > > > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:KeithBJohnson%40comcast.net> > > wrote: > > > > > > Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Y'all are like another family > > to me, > > > > > > and i've really enjoyed the many, many conversations on all > > kinds of > > > > > > subjects. They've helped keep me going through some hard times > > this > > > > > > year. Anyway, hope everyone is well and enjoying the company of > > > > > > friends and family. Even those who don't really get into the > > holiday > > > > > > season, there's still an importance in reflecting on the > > > > importance of > > > > > > family, outside the commercialism and focus on the material > > things. > > > > > > > > > > > > So what's everyone do for the day? Never a big fan of turkey, > > i asked > > > > > > my wife if she'd serve up some of her great fried pork chops and > > > > gravy > > > > > > instead, which is what i'm chowing down on right now. Not > > gonna tell > > > > > > you how many biscuits I've downed sopping up that gravy. Back > > to the > > > > > > gym tomorrow! Also, had to have my wife's homemade sweet > > potato pie! > > > > > > I'm going to cook a buttermilk chess pie myself later. some of > > you > > > > may > > > > > > not know about "chess" pies, but trust me: good eating! Since > > there's > > > > > > just the two of us here in Atlanta, we try to do a small meal > > with > > > > few > > > > > > leftovers, then change the diet completely the day after > > > > Thanksgiving. > > > > > > Typically we go out and eat Thai or Mexican the next day. I'm > > > > thinking > > > > > > next year I'll want to do Italian or Mexican for the > Thanksgiving > > > > meal > > > > > > itself. Gotta keep the sweet potato and buttermilk pies, though. > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm a huge sucker for all things Christmas: the music, the > > shopping > > > > > > crowds, the spiced cider, smell of cinnamon and apples wafting > > > > through > > > > > > the mall, kids running around almost overcome with > excitement. So > > > > that > > > > > > means I'll be pulling my groggy and grouchy wife out of the > > warm bed > > > > > > for a chilly trek to the stores at 6 in the am. Might not buy a > > > > thing, > > > > > > but i love the shopping frenzy of Black Friday! > > > > > > > > > > > > Later the Christmas tree and decorations will get put up, and > > I'll > > > > > > move my movie stash out of storage for holiday viewing: > > Charlie Brown > > > > > > Christmas, Rudolph, Grinch, Year Without a Santa Claus, Little > > > > Drummer > > > > > > Boy, A Christmas Carol (both the b&w classic film and the > > spooky as > > > > > > hell '70s cartoon). > > > > > > > > > > > > Again, everyone be blessed and have fun. > > > > > > > > > > > > Go Cowboys! > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > "There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only > > angels will > > > > > > get organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, > > "A Man > > > > > > Without A Country" > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > > > > Be a better sports nut! 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